Ornamental feather



Patented July 28, 1925.

,f no'L sriyroll\i, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

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1% Drawing. j Application filed m 5, 1924. Serial K65 724519.

7'0.all who mi itzmay concern.

1 .Be it known-thatl LEO-L- SIMorqa-citizen of the United States,'i-esiding at=-New York, in the county of New York and State of New :York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ornamental .eathers, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to the treatment of feathersandlto-the articles that results from such treatment.

One of the objects of this invention is to prepare feathers such as are used for ornamental purposes on womens hats and the like in such a manner as to increase their wearing qualities or their durability.

Another object of this invention is to treat such feathers in such a manner as to increase their ornamental value and quality.

It is also an object of my invention to provide a process which will make it possible to vary the ornamental quality of feathers.

These objects are accomplished by the steps described hereinafter severally or jointly. Some of the steps have for their object the stifi'ening of the feathers to the result that the durability and wearing quaL ity of the feathers are increased. Other steps described hereinafter have for their object the application of a variegated colored surface to the feather with the result that its ornamental quality is increased. Moreover with the process described hereinafter the same type of feather may be treated in different manner so as to give it entirely different appearances with the result that the same type of feather may be used with different types of millinery or or other garments. In my process the feather is first coated with varnish and allowed to dry. This stiffens the feather and increases its wearing qualities and its dura bility. If desired, the feather may be sold and used in this form.

For the purpose of applying a variegated colored coating to the feather the next step is to apply one or more coats of paint or enamel to the feather. This coating of paint or enamel may be of any desired color and constitutes the base or basic color of the variegated color combination aimed at. The number of coats of paint or enamel to be applied during this step vary with the effects desired and vary with-the degree of stiffening desired and the qualityof 3 the enamel has been thoroughlyfidr-ied a-gcrack- .it oracks withthe resultthat it represents ground of a different color; The crackling enamel obviously must be of a color difierent from the color of the previous coat. The result is a variegated colored surface on the feather. These surfaces and color combinations obviously may be varied in any manner desired and may be made in such form as to imitate various artificial or natural objects such as various leather or animal skins or the like.

The result is an article in the shape of a feather, sometimes obviously a feather which may look like an aligator skin for example, or anything else desired.

Instead of using crackling enamel any ordinary enamel may be used, but it must be applied with a stippling brush or be applied in such amanner as to give a stippled effect. In other words, the last coat of enamel must be applied in such a manner as to give the resultant effect of spots of enamel or paint of one color superposed upon a groundwork of enamel or paint of a different color.

Another method of obtaining the Variegated color efi'ect which may be used is to apply the last coat of enamel of a color different from the preceding coat of enamel while the preceding coat is still wet and to cause the two coats of enamel to flow and intermix in such a manner as to bring about the desired variegated efi'ect.

Applicant does not wish to limit himself to any specific method of obtaining the variegated color effect on the surface of a feather.

After the crackling enamel has been dried or after the variegated effect has been completed and dried, one or more coats of a plain color varnish or enamel are applied to the surface so as to give the article a bri ht finish and also to protect the crackling ish from direct exposure to weather and from wear. I

The product obtained as a result of this process is a feather which may be used for feather. g-After the last coat of paint or O0 7 number' of spots of'one color applied-to a ornamentation on Womens hats or the like Which is stiff and will not bend or break on exposure to the winds as readily as feathers used hitherto for such purposes and Will Wearbetter than other feathers.

The process disclosed herein may be apr.

thereon and a protective coating to protect the paint.

2. An article -of manufacture comprising stiffened feather having, a layer of vvariegatfid colors thereon and a coating for pro- .tecting saidlaye'r. 3. An ornamental article for Wearing ap- ,parel,comprising a body of soft fluffy ma- .terial having an -initial stiffening layer thereon, an ornamental layer of paint or cn':unel and a protective layer. a

4. ,The process of treating feathers com- I prising the step of applying a coating of a stiffening agent thereto.

5. The process of treating feathers comprising the steps of applying asti-tfening coating to thelfeather and applying: a variegated colored coating to the feather;

6. The process of treating feathers comprising the steps of applying a variegated colored coating thereto and of applying a protective coating thereto.

7 The process of manufacturing an ornamental article out of soft fluffy material comprising the {steps of applying alayer of varnish thereto, a layer of; enamel and a layer of cracklingenamel-y a i 8.The process described inafclaim 7 in which a protective coating of enamelis pliedover the crackling enamel. u or L A In testimony whereof I hereunto aflixmy signature. V

mo SIMON, 

